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FERRETED

Definition: FERRETED

FERRETED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Ferret

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "FERRETED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1838. (references)

Crosswords: FERRETED

English words defined with "FERRETED": ferret, ferret out. (references)

Specialty definitions using "FERRETED": Packet InterNet Groper. (references)

Use in Literature: FERRETED

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	He ferreted through this immense grave.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Usage Frequency: FERRETED

"FERRETED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past tense) -- approximately 58.33% of the time. "FERRETED" is used about 12 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past tense)	58.33%	7	133,076
Lexical Verb (past participle)	33.33%	4	175,879
Adjective (general or positive)	8.33%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	12	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Modern Translations: FERRETED

Language		Translations for "FERRETED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
German		spürte auf (traced). (various references)

Pig Latin		erretedfay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Misspellings: FERRETED

Misspellings
	"FERRETED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Fermette, ferrebe, ferrene, ferritic, Firetex. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Rhyming with "FERRETED"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "FERRETED" (pronounced fe"rutud)
6	-e" r u t u d	inherited, merited.
5	-r u t u d	dispirited, interpreted, misinterpreted, pirated, reinterpreted, spirited.
4	-u t u d	accredited, attributed, audited, bigoted, blanketed, budgeted, carpeted, circuited, closeted, coveted, credited, deposited, discredited, distributed, edited, elicited, exhibited, exited, faceted, filleted, forfeited, helmeted, inhabited, inhibited, jacketed, limited, marketed, multifaceted, orbited, pelleted, picketed, piloted, pivoted, plummeted, pocketed, posited, profited, prohibited, quieted, ratcheted, remarketed, revisited, rioted, riveted, rocketed, skyrocketed, solicited, targeted, ticketed, trumpeted, unaudited, unedited, uninhabited, uninhibited, unlimited, unsolicited, visited.
3	-t u d	abated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accounted, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, blacklisted, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circulated, circumvented, cited, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, crafted, created, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, feted, fetid, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpolated, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, pinpointed, pitted, planted, plated, plotted, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, prognosticated, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revolted, righted, roasted, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Anagrams: FERRETED

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-e-e-f-r-r-t"
	-2 letters: defter, feeder, ferret, reefed, reefer, refeed.
	-3 letters: defer, deter, erred, feted, freed, freer, frere, refed, refer, treed.
	-4 letters: deer, deet, deft, dere, dree, feed, feet, fere, fete, free, fret, rede, reed, reef, reft, rete, teed, tree, tref.
	-5 letters: dee, eft, ere, err, fed, fee, fer, fet, red, ree, ref, ret, ted, tee.
	Words containing the letters "d-e-e-e-f-r-r-t"
	+2 letters: interfered, refiltered, reforested.
	+3 letters: freehearted, profiteered, recertified.
	+4 letters: foregathered, precertified, reafforested, refrigerated.
	+5 letters: electroformed, foreshortened, freeheartedly, recentrifuged, reflectorized, retransferred.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Alternative Orthography: FERRETED

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

46 45 52 52 45 54 45 44

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

..-. . .-. .-. . - . -..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000110 01000101 01010010 01010010 01000101 01010100 01000101 01000100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#70 &#69 &#82 &#82 &#69 &#84 &#69 &#68

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0046 0045 0052 0052 0045 0054 0045 0044

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4039525239543938

INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Quotations: Fiction
4. Usage Frequency

5. Translations: Modern
6. Derivations
7. Rhymes
8. Anagrams

9. Orthography
10. Bibliography

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